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The revised N.C. energy bill is better, but it should do more to stem climate change — N&O/Charlotte Observer

October 10, 2021

On a major bill that will shape North Carolina’s energy future, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican legislative leaders have reached what’s being called a compromise. But if that’s what House Bill 951 is, it’s an odd one.

Bipartisan support for energy bill as some worry over costs, ‘ambiguities’ – WRAL

October 6, 2021

NC WARN, often the state’s most ardent environmental advocate, blasted the bill and the governor for supporting it, saying it “gives cover for the Charlotte-based corporate giant to continue its climate-wrecking expansion of gas-fired power plants.”

NC Governor Heeds Duke Energy Instead of Climate Science — News Release from NC WARN

October 4, 2021

Deal over controversial energy bill leaves Duke on track to keep building 50 gas-fired units despite pleas by world scientists, new revelations on methane.

Doomed: Duke Energy’s Massive Gas Expansion — News Release from NC WARN

September 28, 2021

President Biden joins scientists’ call to cut methane emissions as fastest way to slow the climate crisis … “could be huge” says top Duke University expert.

Will Utilities Commissioners OK Duke Energy’s 50 Fracked-gas Power Units? — News Release from NC WARN

September 21, 2021

Upcoming “technical conference” is poor substitute for making Duke Energy officials answer questions under oath.

North Carolina tightens rules on how Duke Energy pays for political activity — Energy News Network

August 27, 2021

Regulators clarify that utilities cannot charge ratepayers for political spending, but they’re free to spend profits on campaigns, including dark money groups.

Southern utilities fiddle with inadequate emissions cuts as Earth burns — Facing South

August 18, 2021

According to the new assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — which found that global climate change is intensifying, driven by human activity, and causing extreme weather — number of years since there was as much carbon in Earth’s atmosphere: 2 million

Articles & News Releases

The revised N.C. energy bill is better, but it should do more to stem climate change — N&O/Charlotte Observer

Bipartisan support for energy bill as some worry over costs, ‘ambiguities’ – WRAL

NC Governor Heeds Duke Energy Instead of Climate Science — News Release from NC WARN

Doomed: Duke Energy’s Massive Gas Expansion — News Release from NC WARN

Will Utilities Commissioners OK Duke Energy’s 50 Fracked-gas Power Units? — News Release from NC WARN

North Carolina tightens rules on how Duke Energy pays for political activity — Energy News Network

Southern utilities fiddle with inadequate emissions cuts as Earth burns — Facing South

Utilities Commission makes it tougher for companies to charge political expenditures to ratepayers — NC Policy Watch

Duke Energy Scandal, Ruling Over Influence Spending — News Release from NC WARN

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